Clinical trials: Cardiac Surgical Procedure
ATIII Deficiency
Anti-thrombin III (ATIII) vs Placebo in Children (<7mo) Undergoing Open Congenital Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to test whether the administration of ATIII during the intra-operative period results in improved anticoagulation for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and an attenuation of the activation of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02103114
- Testing
- Anti-thrombin III
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hypertension
Clevidipine Bolus Administration in the Treatment of Hypertensive Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery (SPRINT)
This study was designed to evaluate the pharmacodynamics of a bolus dosing regimen of clevidipine, a vascular-selective L-type calcium channel antagonist, for the management of blood pressure in cardiac surgery patients, as well…
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT00799604)
- Testing
- clevidipine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Medicines Company
Surgical Wound Infection
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Poststernotomy Infection
This prospective study evaluates the role of negative pressure wound therapy or wound VAC as a dressing over the incision to prevent poststernotomy wound infection in high risk patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02020018
- Testing
- Prevena Incision Management System, Conventional sterile dry wound dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,869 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial Protection
Protection of the Heart With Remote Ischemic Preconditioning During Heart Surgery: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to compare a treatment called remote ischemic preconditioning (rIP) to no treatment. rIP is a simple treatment that is believed to help patients recover better after heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00546390
- Testing
- Blood Pressure Cuff
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Anesthesia, General
Using the SEDLine for the Titration of Sevoflurane in Elderly Patients Recovery Using the SEDLine TM for the Titration of Sevoflurane in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery After Beta-Adrenergic Blockade
Asses the effect of the use of Patient State Index (PSI) monitoring on difference in emergence profiles in the elderly (age >65 yrs) population to develop a cost-benefit profile.
- Trial name
- NCT00938782
- Testing
- Sedline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Treatment, Delayed Recovery From Anaesthesia
Role of Levothyroxine Supplementation in Delayed Recovery Following Cardiac Surgery
Research indicates that hypothyroidism decreases heart contractility, reduces stroke volume and rate, affects the vascular endothelium, and increases the risk of atherosclerosis, systemic vascular resistance, hypertension…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Treatment, Delayed Recovery From Anaesthesia, Euthyroid Sick Syndrome, Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Trial name
- L-Thyroxine (NCT06660823)
- Testing
- L-thyroxine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Aortic Valve Disorder
Frequency of Reduced Leaflet Motion After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
This is a prospective, randomized pilot study in patients undergoing Sugical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR) and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) to estimate the incidence of reduced leaflet motion and assess the…
- Trial name
- NCT02696226
- Testing
- SAVR Warfarin, SAVR Aspirin, TAVR Warfarin and clopidogrel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Blood Loss, Surgical
Efficacy Study of Recombinant Protein (Ecallantide) to Reduce Blood Loss During Primary Coronary Bypass Grafting or Valve Repair/Replacement
The primary objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of 2 dose levels of ecallantide versus placebo in reducing blood loss following cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), as measured by chest tube drainage during the…
- Trial name
- NCT00448864
- Testing
- Ecallantide
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Symptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
Portico Next Generation Approval Study
The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the acute safety and effectiveness of the next-generation Navitor (Portico™ NG) Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve as assessed by the rate of all-cause mortality at 30 days and the…
- Trial name
- NCT04011722
- Testing
- Portico™ NG (Navitor) Valve and FlexNav™ Delivery System, Navitor Titan Valve (35mm) Valve and Large FlexNav™ Delivery System
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 333 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Hyperglycemia, Aortic Valve Replacement
The Effect of the Hyperinsulinemic Normoglycemic Clamp on Myocardial Function and Utilization of Glucose
The overall research plan is to test the hypothesis that intraoperative treatment of hyperinsulinemic normoglycemic clamp (HNC) in cardiac surgical patients improves myocardial function and short-term outcomes compared with…
- Conditions
- Hyperglycemia, Aortic Valve Replacement, Aortic Stenosis, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01187329
- Testing
- hyperinsulinemic normoglycemic clamp (HNC), control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring During Cardiac Surgery
Neurological complications from cardiac surgery are an important source of operative mortality, prolonged hospitalization, health care expenditure, and impaired quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00981474
- Testing
- blood pressure maintenance based on cerebral blood flow autoregulation measurement, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Coronary Artery Disease, Sternal Pain
Pecto-Intercostal Fascial Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether administration of a pecto-intercostal fascial plane block (PIFB) with bupivacaine is a more effective therapy for postoperative analgesia after cardiac surgery as compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03482973
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Pain, Postoperative
Parasternal Nerve Block in Cardiac Patients
Exparel is a new local analgesic (numbing medication) that is intended to be longer acting than currently available local analgesics.
- Trial name
- NCT01826851
- Testing
- Exparel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Peter A Knight
Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion
AtriCure Exclusion of the LAA in Patients Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgery
Prospective, non-randomized trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the LAA Exclusion Device (Clip) for the exclusion of the LAA via epicardial tissue approximation.
- Trial name
- EXCLUDE (NCT00779857)
- Testing
- AtriCure LAA Exclusion System
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Pulmonary Hypertension
VentaProst Versus Conventionally-Administered Aerosolized Epoprostenol in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery With CPB
The purpose of the Phase 2a study is to: 1) demonstrate that the estimated VentaProst dose is safe and equivalent in effect to a dose administered via epoprostenol aerosolization by the current off-label-use practice; and 2)…
- Trial name
- NCT03122730
- Testing
- VentaProst
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Aerogen Pharma Limited
Controlling Mild to Moderate Bleeding During Surgery
The EVARREST® Pediatric Mild or Moderate Liver and Soft Tissue Bleeding Study
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and hemostatic effectiveness of EVARREST as an adjunct to controlling mild to moderate soft hepatic parenchyma or soft tissue bleeding during open hepatic, abdominal, pelvic…
- Trial name
- NCT03255174
- Testing
- EVARREST® Fibrin Sealant Patch
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
Hemorrhage, Soft Tissue Bleeding
The EVARREST® Paediatric Mild/Moderate Liver and Soft Tissue Bleeding Study
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of EVARREST™ Sealant Matrix (EVARREST™ Fibrin Sealant Patch) (EVARREST™) in controlling mild or moderate soft tissue \& parenchymal bleeding during open…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Soft Tissue Bleeding, Hepatic Parenchyma Bleeding
- Trial name
- NCT02227992
- Testing
- EVARREST™ Sealant Matrix, SURGICEL®
- Where
- 10 sites in Belgium, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
Kidney Failure, Acute, Acute Kidney Insufficiency
Minocycline to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
This study proposes to investigate whether treatment with minocycline pre-operatively in patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease undergoing cardiac surgery will reduce the occurence of kidney injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00556491
- Testing
- minocycline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tarek M. El-Achkar
Cardiac Surgery Subjects, Subjects Undergoing CABG and/or Cardiac Valve Replacement
Confirming The Sitaxsentan Dose In Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery
This is a multi-center, randomized study of sitaxsentan administered intravenously to subjects who are undergoing elective CABG, cardiac valve replacement, or combined CABG and cardiac valve replacement procedures that require…
- Trial name
- FCAD02 (NCT00838383)
- Testing
- sitaxsentan (Thelin)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Neuromuscular Blockade, Postoperative Complications
Effect of Neuromuscular Blockade on Pulmonary Complications in Elective Cardiac Surgery
The investigators will conduct a prospective, randomized trial to assess the impact of neuromuscular blockade on early (<72 hours post-ICU admission) postoperative respiratory complications in cardiac surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02635542
- Testing
- Succinylcholine, Cisatracurium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago